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晩
Evening, Night
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
You'll encounter 晩 every day in greetings like 今晩は ('Good evening') and words like 晩ご飯 (dinner). It specifically refers to the later part of the day.
Memory Trick
Imagine the SUN slowly disappearing as the EVENING sky turns orange. Night is about to begin.
Readings
Onyomi: バン (ban)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
今晩
こんばん (konban)
This evening
晩ご飯
ばんごはん (bangohan)
Dinner
毎晩
まいばん (maiban)
Every night
昨晩
さくばん (sakuban)
Last night
Example Sentence
毎晩 本を 読みます。
まいばん ほんを よみます。
maiban hon o yomimasu
I read a book every night.